'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' (1999)

Domestic box office: $474,544,677 Worldwide box office: $1,027,044,677 Some 16 years after the original trilogy wrapped up, "The Phantom Menace" hit theaters, beginning a new prequel trilogy and introducing new characters into the Star Wars universe, including Darth Maul (above right) and the much-maligned Jar Jar Binks. Despite the criticism, "Phantom Menace" struck box-office gold, the only "Star Wars" film to break the billion-dollar box-office barrier. The film's theatrical release also marked the first time a fully digital movie was shown to the public. The film was re-released in 3-D in 2012.

Domestic box office: $474,544,677 Worldwide box office: $1,027,044,677 Some 16 years after the original trilogy wrapped up, "The Phantom Menace" hit theaters, beginning a new prequel trilogy and introducing new characters into the Star Wars universe, including Darth Maul (above right) and the much-maligned Jar Jar Binks. Despite the criticism, "Phantom Menace" struck box-office gold, the only "Star Wars" film to break the billion-dollar box-office barrier. The film's theatrical release also marked the first time a fully digital movie was shown to the public. The film was re-released in 3-D in 2012. (Keith Hamshere / Lucasfilm Ltd.)

Domestic box office: $474,544,677 Worldwide box office: $1,027,044,677 Some 16 years after the original trilogy wrapped up, "The Phantom Menace" hit theaters, beginning a new prequel trilogy and introducing new characters into the Star Wars universe, including Darth Maul (above right) and the much-maligned Jar Jar Binks. Despite the criticism, "Phantom Menace" struck box-office gold, the only "Star Wars" film to break the billion-dollar box-office barrier. The film's theatrical release also marked the first time a fully digital movie was shown to the public. The film was re-released in 3-D in 2012.Keith Hamshere / Lucasfilm Ltd.